The congresswoman Analí Márquez (Together for Peru), with the signatures of the other members of her caucus, presented a motion that proposes to question the Minister of the Interior, César Astudillo, for the “questions” regarding his performance in office and an alleged “lack of leadership” in the fight against citizen insecurity in the country.
The left bench points to the Ministers of Defense, Rafael Balunde Llosa, Energy and Mines, Guillermo Shinno, and the head of the Ministry of the Interior, César Astudillo.
The Ethics Committee of the Chamber of Deputies opened a preliminary investigation against Congressman Julián Pérez Mallqui, from Juntos por el Perú, for alleged physical and psychological aggression against his former partner. This was announced by the president of that working group, Henry Albañil, from the Civic Works Party, this Wednesday, August 19, during the first ordinary session of the committee.
Catherin Palomino, virtual deputy of Juntos por el Perú (JP) for Huancavelica, has recorded more than 60 visits to former president Pedro Castillo in the Barbadillo prison in Ate in just over a year and a half, from October 2024 to February 2026, several of them during working hours when she was working in Congress, according to the Investigation Unit of El Comercio.
The Spokespersons’ Boards of the Senate Chamber and the Chamber of Deputies established the number of members that each of their commissions will have.
Released José Nenil Medina will be the regional candidate for Juntos por el Perú | In the race. Former mayor of Anguía, investigated for money laundering and for leading an alleged criminal network, runs for the Regional Government of Cajamarca despite having current judicial restrictions.
The candidate from Juntos por el Perú said that it is a “consensus” program. In the document, he tries to soften his discourse, but maintains radical plans. The presidential candidate presented a recycled team from the castillista regime.
The presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez still has to answer to the justice system. For this reason, this Wednesday, the Judiciary (PJ) is evaluating whether or not he will be subjected to an oral trial for allegedly having given false statements about the receipt of campaign contributions received between 2018 and 2020.